A native Charlestonian, and part of the aristocratic Kennedy family bloodline of Tipperary, Ireland, Michael Francis Kennedy, Sr. was the son of landowners, John D'Arcy Kennedy (French Royal House of D'Arcy) and Caroline de Rodriques Kennedy (de Rodriques lineage from Caracas, Venezuela) of Charleston, South Carolina. A statesman and philanthropist, Congressman Kennedy was the first of the famous Kennedy family in American politics and the patriarch of the Kennedy's of Charleston clan. He served two-terms in South Carolina's House of Representatives from 1882-1886 and, in his youth, was a Civil War Rifleman. Congressman Kennedy was County Accessor of Charleston County for 25 years, Real Estate Broker, Secretary-Treasurer of Hibernian Mutual Fire and Life Company and Director of Dime Savings Bank of Charleston. He was the Grand Dictator of the Knights of Honor of South Carolina, Grand Master of the Ancient Order of Workman, President of St. Patrick's Benevolent Society, State President of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and a member of the Irish-American Historical Society of New York. In 1882 he organized and attended the Irish Land League in Philadelphia, Pa. to protect the personal and tenancy rights of poor Irish immigrants, especially in New York and Boston. He was married to Margaret Hand Butterly Kennedy of New York City and was the father of eight children including Dr. Michael Francis Kennedy, Jr., Congressman Patrick Henry Kennedy I, Charleston, S.C., Dr. Josephine St. Bernedette Kennedy...He is the great grandfather of John Joseph Kennedy.
A native Charlestonian, and part of the aristocratic Kennedy family bloodline of Tipperary, Ireland, Michael Francis Kennedy, Sr. was the son of landowners, John D'Arcy Kennedy (French Royal House of D'Arcy) and Caroline de Rodriques Kennedy (de Rodriques lineage from Caracas, Venezuela) of Charleston, South Carolina. A statesman and philanthropist, Congressman Kennedy was the first of the famous Kennedy family in American politics and the patriarch of the Kennedy's of Charleston clan. He served two-terms in South Carolina's House of Representatives from 1882-1886 and, in his youth, was a Civil War Rifleman. Congressman Kennedy was County Accessor of Charleston County for 25 years, Real Estate Broker, Secretary-Treasurer of Hibernian Mutual Fire and Life Company and Director of Dime Savings Bank of Charleston. He was the Grand Dictator of the Knights of Honor of South Carolina, Grand Master of the Ancient Order of Workman, President of St. Patrick's Benevolent Society, State President of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and a member of the Irish-American Historical Society of New York. In 1882 he organized and attended the Irish Land League in Philadelphia, Pa. to protect the personal and tenancy rights of poor Irish immigrants, especially in New York and Boston. He was married to Margaret Hand Butterly Kennedy of New York City and was the father of eight children including Dr. Michael Francis Kennedy, Jr., Congressman Patrick Henry Kennedy I, Charleston, S.C., Dr. Josephine St. Bernedette Kennedy...He is the great grandfather of John Joseph Kennedy.
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